Zombies of Mass Destruction Approach

Sounds like the film version of Red 5 comic ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction is coming together nicely, with writers Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain today hired to write the script.

Blackman and McCain wrote and directed the forthcoming vikings vs. aliens opus Outlander (which incidentally is as brilliant as it is ridiculous), while they also co-wrote the recently released Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.

The comic was created by Kevin Grevioux, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, the film's story will revolve around an elite team of soldiers sent on a covert mission in the Middle East to stop a government-created army of the undead.

Production company Benderspink is overseeing the project, alongside their other comic book adaptations Y: The Last Man, Pet Robots and The Ghouly Boys.